Just as there are good and bad Catalyst apps, there are good and bad Electron apps. But using a system like Electron does have consequences: Electron apps have a reputation for being slow, eating up a lot of system memory, and-perhaps most offensively-failing to behave like proper, “native” apps on whatever platform they operate. I think it’s fair to say that most users don’t care about the tools that a developer uses to write the apps we use. You see, AgileBits chose to build the new version of its Mac app using Electron, a system based on web technologies that’s used by numerous cross-platform apps, including Slack, Skype, and Discord. Which brings us to this week, when AgileBits announced the beta version of 1Password 8 for the Mac-and walked into a storm of criticism from Mac users. That said, 1Password offers many features Apple doesn’t, and the company has become increasingly active in competing in the enterprise space, with an influx of investment to help it grow rapidly. Over time, password management has become more common, and this fall’s operating-system updates will improve Apple’s built-in password management so much that it’s all most people will ever need. I’ve recommended it to friends and family alike.
I’ve used AgileBits’s 1Password for more than a decade. If you can’t move the preferences window because it’s fake, you might be running an Electron app like 1Password 8. Not important enough: 1Password abandons its native Mac app
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